"dictation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪkˈteɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dictation.wav Forms: dictations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Late Latin dictātiō, noun of action from dictātus, the perfect passive participle of dictō. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|dictātiō}} Late Latin dictātiō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dictation (countable and uncountable, plural dictations)
  1. (countable, uncountable) Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dictation, Talking Translations (the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words): إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), дикто́вка (diktóvka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 听写 (tīngxiě) (Chinese Mandarin), dictee [neuter] (Dutch), diktado (Esperanto), sanelu (Finnish), dictée [feminine] (French), კარნახი (ḳarnaxi) (Georgian), Diktat [neuter] (German), υπαγόρευση (ypagórefsi) [feminine] (Greek), הַכתָבָה (hakhtava) [feminine] (Hebrew), upplestur [masculine] (Icelandic), dikte (Indonesian), deachtú [masculine] (Irish), dettato [masculine] (Italian), āhukareo (Maori), دیکته (dikte) (Persian), ditado [masculine] (Portuguese), дикто́вка f дикта́нт (diktóvka) [feminine] (Russian), dictado [masculine] (Spanish), diktamen [common-gender] (Swedish), дикт́ант (dikt́ant) [feminine] (Tajik), дикта́нт (dyktánt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dictation-en-noun-N2JXcZR4 Disambiguation of Dictation: 38 45 7 10 Disambiguation of Talking: 37 22 4 37 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 9 2 41 Disambiguation of 'the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words': 87 6 2 5
  2. (countable, uncountable) An activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dictation, Talking Translations (an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down): إِمْلَاء (ʔimlāʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), թելադրություն (tʻeladrutʻyun) (Armenian), дыкто́ўка (dyktóŭka) [feminine] (Belarusian), дыкта́нт (dyktánt) [masculine] (Belarusian), дикто́вка (diktóvka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 聽寫 (Chinese Mandarin), 听写 (tīngxiě) (Chinese Mandarin), diktát [masculine] (Czech), diktado (Esperanto), sanelu (Finnish), dictée [feminine] (French), Diktat [neuter] (German), υπαγόρευση (ypagórefsi) [feminine] (Greek), הַכתָבָה (hakhtava) [feminine] (Hebrew), tollbamondás (Hungarian), dikte (Indonesian), dettato [masculine] (Italian), 聞き取り (kikitori) (alt: ききとり) (Japanese), 받아쓰기 (badasseugi) (Korean), āhukareo (Maori), دیکته (dikte) (Persian), املا (emlâ) (Persian), dyktando [neuter] (Polish), ditado [masculine] (Portuguese), дикта́нт (diktánt) [masculine] (Russian), diktát [masculine] (Slovak), diktamen [common-gender, neuter] (Swedish), การเขียนตามคำบอก (Thai), дикта́нт (dyktánt) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dictation-en-noun-SfCWo7yS Disambiguation of Dictation: 38 45 7 10 Disambiguation of Talking: 37 22 4 37 Disambiguation of 'an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down': 4 92 0 4
  3. (countable) The act of ordering or commanding. Tags: countable Translations (the act of ordering or commanding): нареждане (nareždane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ordono (Esperanto), sanelu (Finnish), ordine [masculine] (Italian), ordem [feminine] (Portuguese), предписа́ние (predpisánije) [neuter] (Russian), распоряже́ние (rasporjažénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dictation-en-noun-NUBPz2l9 Disambiguation of 'the act of ordering or commanding': 1 1 94 4
  4. (uncountable) Orders given in an overbearing manner. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Talking Translations (orders given in an overbearing manner): предписа́ние (predpisánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), sanelu (Finnish), განკარგულება (ganḳarguleba) (Georgian), ბრძანება (brʒaneba) (Georgian), განაწესი (ganac̣esi) (Georgian), მითითება (mititeba) (Georgian), ordine [masculine] (Italian), دیکته کردن (dikte kardan) (Persian), ditame [masculine] (Portuguese), повеле́ние (povelénije) (Russian), приказа́ние (prikazánije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dictation-en-noun-zOSAqajB Disambiguation of Talking: 37 22 4 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 13 2 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 9 2 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 30 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 29 19 6 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 27 14 7 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 28 21 6 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 10 8 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 30 12 5 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 10 7 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 19 6 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 10 7 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 32 12 7 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 30 16 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 32 19 6 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 29 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 29 18 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 29 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 10 6 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 10 6 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 29 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 30 17 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 29 15 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 29 18 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 16 7 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 18 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 10 6 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 29 18 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 34 6 4 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 15 6 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 29 18 6 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 29 19 6 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 29 15 6 49 Disambiguation of 'orders given in an overbearing manner': 4 2 2 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dictational, dictation machine, musical dictation, redictation, running dictation, shouting dictation

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "tags": [
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          "roman": "diktóvka",
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          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "聽寫"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tīngxiě",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "听写"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "diktát"
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          "word": "diktado"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "sanelu"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "dictée"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 92 0 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
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          "word": "Diktat"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypagórefsi",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 0 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "hakhtava",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "הַכתָבָה"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "tollbamondás"
        },
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "dikte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 0 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dettato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 0 4",
          "alt": "ききとり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kikitori",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "聞き取り"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 0 4",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "badasseugi",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "받아쓰기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 92 0 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
          "word": "āhukareo"
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      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dictee"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "word": "diktado"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "word": "sanelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dictée"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳarnaxi",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "word": "კარნახი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Diktat"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypagórefsi",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υπαγόρευση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hakhtava",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הַכתָבָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "upplestur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "word": "dikte"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "deachtú"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dettato"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "word": "āhukareo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dikte",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "word": "دیکته"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ditado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diktóvka",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дикто́вка f дикта́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dictado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "diktamen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "dikt́ant",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дикт́ант"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyktánt",
      "sense": "the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дикта́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔimlāʔ",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "إِمْلَاء"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "tʻeladrutʻyun",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "թելադրություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dyktóŭka",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дыкто́ўка"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dyktánt",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дыкта́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "diktóvka",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дикто́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "聽寫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tīngxiě",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "听写"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diktát"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "diktado"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "sanelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dictée"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Diktat"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypagórefsi",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "υπαγόρευση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hakhtava",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "הַכתָבָה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "tollbamondás"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "dikte"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dettato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ききとり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kikitori",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "聞き取り"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "badasseugi",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "받아쓰기"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "āhukareo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dikte",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "دیکته"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "emlâ",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "املا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dyktando"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ditado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "diktánt",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дикта́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diktát"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "diktamen"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "word": "การเขียนตามคำบอก"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dyktánt",
      "sense": "an activity in school where the teacher reads a passage aloud and the students write it down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дикта́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nareždane",
      "sense": "the act of ordering or commanding",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "нареждане"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "the act of ordering or commanding",
      "word": "ordono"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the act of ordering or commanding",
      "word": "sanelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the act of ordering or commanding",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ordine"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the act of ordering or commanding",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ordem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predpisánije",
      "sense": "the act of ordering or commanding",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предписа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasporjažénije",
      "sense": "the act of ordering or commanding",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "распоряже́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predpisánie",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предписа́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "word": "sanelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganḳarguleba",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "word": "განკარგულება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "brʒaneba",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "word": "ბრძანება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ganac̣esi",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "word": "განაწესი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mititeba",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "word": "მითითება"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ordine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "dikte kardan",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "word": "دیکته کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ditame"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povelénije",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "word": "повеле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prikazánije",
      "sense": "orders given in an overbearing manner",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "приказа́ние"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dictation"
}
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": diktánt vs. diktóvka",
  "path": [
    "dictation"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "dictation",
  "trace": ""
}

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